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Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 Today, the House has canceled their contempt vote for the Clintons as they agree to testify before the House Oversight Committee; a judge lifts the order requiring the government to preserve evidence in the murder of Alex Pretti; eight additional federal prosecutors are resigning from the Minnesota US Attorney's Office; New York Attorney General Letitia James will deploy legal observers to federal immigration operations; a federal judge says ICE facilities must allow lawmakers to make unannounced visits to detention camps; Chief Justice John Roberts is making Supreme Court employees sign non-disclosure agreements; a judge blocks the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, HomeChef For a limited time, get  50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life!  HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS.  Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. Guest: Brent Hennrich Candidate for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District Brent Hennrich for Congress @bhennrich.bsky.social - Bluesky, @bhennrichwa03 - Instagram, @bhennrich4wa - Facebook, @bhennrich - TikTok, Twitter -bhennrich The Latest How Donald Trump Is Connected to Epstein's Sex Trafficking Ring Stories Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class | Erin In The Morning House Cancels Contempt Vote As Clintons Agree to Testify on Epstein | The New York Times How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive | The New York Times Minneapolis live updates: More federal prosecutors leave Minnesota US attorney's office | ABC News Judge says Trump administration must let lawmakers make unannounced visits to ICE detention facilities | POLITICO Judge lifts order to preserve evidence in Alex Pretti shooting | POLITICO Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections | The New York Times New York AG Letitia James will deploy legal observers to federal immigration operations | MS NOW Judge blocks Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians | PBS News Good Trouble There is a petition on 5calls.org to contact your representatives to demand the resignation of Stephen Miller. He's already despised by many around the world, and within the administration, so if we can get the American People behind the petition we may be able to get him pushed out all together.   Demand the Resignation of Stephen Miller | 5 Calls →How to Film ICE | WIRED →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning Good News Walk for Peace – Dhammacetiya – The Ancient Sacred Buddhist Scripture Stupas Aloka the Peace Dog (@Alokathepeacedog) • Facebook Staying In My Lane & Keeping It About Bikes? Tour — DANA GOLDBERG →Go To Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans to Share Yours Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IGI,  Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DANA GOLDBERG.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 Today, Georgia sues the government to get their ballots back; Trump announces he’s closing the Kennedy Center; a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis has been charged with DUI after being found asleep in his car covered in vomit; the mayor of Portland has demanded ICE leave after gassing children; there’s a measles outbreak at the Dilly concentration camp; Donald Trump ordered Gabbard to be at the Fulton County raid after Todd Blanche said he wasn’t involved at all; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, IQBAR Text DAILYBEANS to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply.  Thank You, Shopify Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/dailybeans Dana Goldberg Tour Dates The Latest BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Epstein Files Tipster Tells Me About Her Friend Being Trafficked to Epstein Through Trump Modeling Agency Stories Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search | The New York Times Mayor of Portland, Oregon, demands ICE leave the city after federal agents gas protesters | POLITICO ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections | CBS News Border Patrol employee found ‘covered in vomit’ in St. Paul, charged with drunk driving | Sahan Journal Good Trouble From Marcie Wheeler (@emptywheel) on Bluesky As the House prepares to fight over how much of DHS to shut down, I encourage you to pick your favorite factoid from this Garret Graff report on CBP/ICE criminality and send it to your Member of Congress.  Link to the piece: Accountability for ICE and CBP However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse. →How to Film ICE | WIRED →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning Good News Photos: S.F. protesters spell out 'Abolish ICE' in human banner on Ocean Beach Riverwest 24 Canadian company says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won't proceed | AP News Tour — DANA GOLDBERG →Go To Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans to Share Yours   Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IGI,  Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DANA GOLDBERG.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Monday, February 2nd, 2026 Today, Propublica has identified the two CBP agents that murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez; the DOJ released their final and incomplete production of the Epstein Files; every single Senate Democrat and two Republicans voted to defund ICE but Republicans blocked the amendment; ICE has expanded their power to arrest people without warrants; four Black independent journalists were arrested for covering a church protest; Bovino mocked a prosecutor's Jewish faith during a call with lawyers; ICE shattered someone’s skull and then told the hospital they did it to themselves; massive peaceful protests erupted across the country against ICE and Customs and Border Protection; the top FBI agent in Atlanta has been sacked after refusing to go along with the Fulton County election office raid; a Texas Democrat who was outspent 20 to 1 has flipped the District 9 State Senate seat with a 30 point swing in a stunning upset; five year old Liam Ramos and his father have been released from the Dilley concentration camp and are back home in Minneapolis; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, Daily Look To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to nakedwines.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS for both the code and password. Thank You, HomeChef For a limited time, get  50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! HomeChef.com/DAILYBEANS.  Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. Guest: Asha Rangappa The Freedom Academy with Asha Rangappa | Substack It's Complicated - YouTube @asharangappa.bsky.social on Bluesky Will Trump Send the Military to Seize Voting Machines?   The Latest BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Epstein Files Tipster Tells Me About Her Friend Being Trafficked to Epstein Through Trump Modeling Agency Stories Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting | ProPublica Here’s What to Know About the Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents | The New York Times ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants | The New York Times Don Lemon arrested after covering protest at Minnesota church | NBC News Takeaways from AP report on ICE claims that immigrant shattered his skull running into wall | AP News Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers | The New York Times Atlanta FBI boss ousted after balking at 2020 election probe | MSNOW Partial government shutdown begins as funding lapses despite Senate deal |CBS News Protesters take to streets in U.S. to decry ICE tactics in Minneapolis | The Washington Post Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset | Texas Tribune Preschooler Liam Ramos and father land in Minneapolis after being released from immigration detention | CNN Good Trouble How to Film ICE | WIRED →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning Good News Adopt Justin (Texas) The Visibility Brigade Project For Awesome Tour — DANA GOLDBERG →Go To Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans to Share Yours Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. 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Allison is in contact with one of the complainants from the Epstein tips documents released this week, and shares what she told the FBI; so where is the 302?  Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/xiSmcNVxIF8?si=6kYyFDnGjVWCJ9X8 Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 Trump tried to seize the power of Congress by halting all appropriations - and a Biden appointed judge blocked it hours later; Trump has asked two million federal workers to voluntarily resign; the CDC has been ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization; top USAID staff have been put on administrative leave; federal employees have filed a lawsuit over the HR at OPM government wide email for privacy concerns; Republican state attorneys general are pressuring Costco to drop their DEI programs; Jim Acosta announces he’s leaving CNN; Trump has moved to fire Dem members of the EEOC and NLRB; six transgender service members are suing Trump and Pete Hegseth over the ban on trans people serving in the military; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Guest: Steve Vladeck Steve Vladeck | Substack @stevevladeck on Bluesky Federal workers - feel free to email me at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.    Stories: Republican attorneys general call out Costco for maintaining DEI policies - Kate Gibson | CBS News More than 50 career civil servants at USAID are placed on administrative leave - Abigail Williams, Vaughn Hillyard and Raquel Coronell Uribe | NBC News CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal - MIKE STOBBE | AP News Trump administration will offer the roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign - Garrett Haake and Amanda Terkel | NBC News Lawsuit alleges new Trump administration email system for federal employees raises privacy concerns - Tierney Sneed | CNN Politics D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to pause federal aid spending - Daniel Barnes | NBC News Dem AGs set to challenge Trump’s ‘clearly unlawful’ federal aid freeze - KYLE CHENEY | POLITICO Six active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's transgender troop ban - TARA COPP | AP News Good Trouble  Determine whether Wisconsin’s highest court remains controlled by liberals — as it has since 2023 — or flips to conservatives, who had the majority for 15 years before then. You can volunteer for Judge Crawford's campaign at Susan Crawford - JUDGE CRAWFORD FOR WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT Check out other MSW Media podcasts Shows - MSW Media Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substack https://muellershewrote.substack.com   Follow AG and Dana on Social Media Allison Gill Substack|Muellershewrote, Twitter|@MuellerSheWrote, Threads|@muellershewrote, IG|muellershewrote, BlueSky|@muellershewrote Dana Goldberg Twitter|@DGComedy, IG|dgcomedy, facebook|dgcomedy, IG|dgcomedy, danagoldberg.com, BlueSky|@dgcomedy Have some good news; a confession; or a correction to share? Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beans From The Good News Contributors - TRANS MILITARY VOICES Twin Cities Pride Parade Twin Cities Pride raises more than $70,000 to fill gap after dropping Target sponsorship Help Autumn I- FidoRescue.org Shiny Box Pictures The Stewpot Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 In the Hot Notes: the Manhattan DA has impaneled a special grand jury to return indictments on Donald Trump himself; a Mark Meadows ally is set to plead guilty to campaign finance charges; House Republicans are rebuffed again by the DoJ this time in the Biden documents investigation; a bi-partisan House panel has voted unanimously to intervene in the DoJ’s efforts to get access to Rep. Scott Perry’s phone; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank you, Andrew McCabe Andrew McCabe isn’t on Twitter, but you can buy his book The Threat https://www.amazon.com/Threat-Protects-America-Terror-Trump-ebook/dp/B07HFMYQPG  Google Doc of current legislation threatening trans people and their families: LGBTQ+ Legislative Tracking 2023 Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County Georgia Election Offices with Director of National Intelligence Tusli Gabbard in tow. Four journalists including Don Lemon were arrested by the Justice Department and charged with conspiracy against rights and threat of force to impede religious freedom The US Attorney’s office in Minneapolis is in crisis over concerns that they were being asked to execute orders that went against the department’s mission and best practices. AG: and members of the Pulitzer Prize Board have sued Donald Trump for documents and communications surrounding the Mueller investigation that are still being kept secret. Plus listener questions… Do you have questions for the pod?

Friday, January 30th, 2026 Today, Democrats in the Senate have blocked the government funding package over ICE/CBP; Pam Bondi has appointed a special attorney to oversee Trump's probe into fake 2020 election fraud claims; the Justice Department has filed federal charges against the man who attacked Ilhan Omar; a former deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Sonya Massey; the 9th Circuit says DHS illegally ended the Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status program; and the Federal Reserve says it won’t cut interest rates this month; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Guest: John Fugelsang Tell Me Everything|John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast, John Fugelsang|Substack, @johnfugelsang|Bluesky, @JohnFugelsang|Twitter Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang - OUT NOW!   Dana Goldberg Tour Dates   The Latest Is Now the Time to Demand a Clawback of the ICE BBB Slush Fund? Stories UPDATED:Democrats Reach Spending Deal With Trump, Seeking to Rein in ICE - The New York Times DHS Illegally Ended Venezuelan Migrant Status, 9th Cir. Says (1) | Bloomberg Law Bondi Hands St. Louis Prosecutor Nationwide Election Fraud Remit | Bloomberg Law Former Illinois sheriff's deputy sentenced to 20 years for murder of Sonya Massey | NBC News   Good Trouble Good Trouble for today is: if you can, participate in the General Strike by not participating in the economy on Friday. →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →standwithminnesota.com   →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning   Good News Hanover Board asks ICE to reconsider proposed facility Dog Adoptable - Kurt a Hound Dog in Ashland, VA | Petfinder Heather Cox Richardson DaddysCoffeeandSweets|YouTube Karen Refugee Wrongly Detained by ICE in Minnesota Released | Burma Insight Tour — DANA GOLDBERG →Go To Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans to Share Yours Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DANA GOLDBERG.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thursday, January 29th, 2026 Today, the Trump agents who murdered VA nurse Alex Pretti have been put on administrative leave; a DHS review of the murder contradicts Kristi Noem’s claim that Pretti was brandishing a gun; the FBI has executed a search warrant on the Fulton County Georgia election offices; a judge rules Virginia Democrats violated the law with their redistricting amendment; an administration official told Punchbowl News that Trump’s de-escalatory measures are about trying to placate Democrats into funding the government as is; Democrats win two special elections in Minnesota; a judge has blocked the deportation of 5 year old Liam Ramos; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, Naked Wines To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to nakedwines.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS for both the code and password. Thank You, Babbel Get up to 55% off your Babbel subscription – at Babbel.com/DAILYBEANS. Guest: Professor Carolyn Shapiro, former Illinois Solicitor General and Professor Chicago Kent College of Law Carolyn Shapiro | Chicago-Kent College of Law Carolyn Shapiro, Author at SCOTUSblog Dana Goldberg Tour Dates The Latest Is Now the Time to Demand a Clawback of the ICE BBB Slush Fund? Stories D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed | The New York Times Donald Trump Is Frightened | The New Republic Judge rules Virginia Democrats violated law with redistricting amendment | The Washington Post US federal judge blocks deportation of five-year-old boy and his father | US immigration | The Guardian Good Trouble Operation Fortify materials can be found here: https://www.visibilitybrigade.com/#actions-to-take https://www.visibilitybrigade.com/ →Standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →standwithminnesota.com →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning Good News Farmaste Animal Sanctuary Indivisible Guilford County NC Auction Post www.facebook.com/share/p/1EZeVTPXDW/ fb.me/e/k9kYK620K https://www.danagoldberg.com/tour Tour Dates — DANA GOLDBERG →Go To Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans to Share Yours   Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DANA GOLDBERG.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 Today, Gregory Bovino has been demoted and sent back to El Centro as Tom Homan heads to Minneapolis; Kristi Noem throws Stephen Miller under the bus telling reporters that he fed her the domestic terrorist language she used; Democrats in the Senate start coalescing around a list of demands to fund the government; the Kilmar Abrego vindictive and selective prosecution hearing has been canceled due to weather; DOJ says there will be no civil rights investigation into the murder of Alex Pretti; Trump holds a two hour meeting with Kristi Noem amid backlash from Minneapolis; a US judge orders the ICE chief to appear in court or be held in contempt; two drug boat survivors have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Trump administration; and Allison delivers your Good News. Thank You, Wildgrain Get $30 off your first box + free Croissants in every box. Go to Wildgrain.com/DAILYBEANS to start your subscription.   The Latest ICE OUT of Minnesota TRO Hearing | The Breakdown Stories Greg Bovino Loses His Job | The Atlantic Is Now the Time to Demand a Clawback of the ICE BBB Slush Fund? | Muellershewrote.com U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling | The Washington Post First wrongful death lawsuit filed against Trump administration over drug boat strikes | NBC News Good Trouble If every American did 3 of these 5 things, ICE would be stopped in its tracks.  Leona Waller | Substack Find the flyer and the entire post on Substack. →standwithminnesota.com →Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible →Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org  →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning Good News DreamHaven Books Penzeys.com Tour Dates — DANA GOLDBERG →Go To Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans to Share Yours Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans and support on Giving Tuesday with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DANA GOLDBERG.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 Today, the dominoes are falling as multiple prominent Republicans criticize ICE and call for an independent investigation into the murder of Alex Pretti; moderate Senator Jacky Rosen is calling for Kristi Noem’s impeachment; Republican gubernatorial candidate is withdrawing from the race over ICE presence in Minnesota; DHS says it has the body-worn camera footage of Pretti’s murder; Mike Pence calls for an independent investigation into the murder; Governor Abbott has called on the White House to recalibrate ICE; the Trump administration is now pulling Bovino and all Customs and Border Protection agents out of Minneapolis; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/DAILYBEANS and use promo code DAILYBEANS at checkout.  Thank You, Babbel Get up to 55% off your Babbel subscription – at Babbel.com/DAILYBEANS. Guest: Adam Klasfeld All Rise News @allrisenews|Bluesky, @klasfeldreports.com|BlueSky, @KlasfeldReports|Twitter, @senecaprojectus - Instagram The Latest ICE OUT of Minnesota TRO Hearing | The Breakdown Stories Judge to hear arguments on Minnesota immigration crackdown as calls grow for probe into Alex Pretti shooting - updates | CNN Abbott says ICE needs to recalibrate, work from different direction | El Paso Times Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting | AP News Chris Madel, a Republican running for Minnesota governor, ends his bid and criticizes ICE | CNN Politics Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says | NBC News Lindsey Halligan is no longer employed by the Justice Department after her departure from Virginia U.S. attorney's office | NBC News   Good Trouble Charlotte Clymer posted on Bluesky: Looking for ways to support organizations and mutual aid projects on the ground in Minnesota?  Here's a great directory for exactly that: standwithminnesota.com https://bsky.app/profile/charlotteclymer.bsky.social/post/3mddq3o5pas2d →Tell Congress Ice out Now - Take Action Now | Indivisible →standwithminnesota.com →Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY →Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU →ICE List  →iceout.org →2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning   Good News standwithminnesota.com Timberwolves Chaplain Speaks Out | Fred Clark Patuxent Roller Derby Tour Dates — DANA GOLDBERG →Go To Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans to Share Yours Subscribe to the MSW YouTube Channel - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links Pathways to Citizenship link to MATCH Allison’s Donation https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_86ff5236-dd26-11ec-b5ee-066e3d38bc77&WidgetId=6388736 Allison is donating $20K to It Gets Better and inviting you to help match her donations. Your support makes this work possible, Daily Beans fam. Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Join Dana and The Daily Beans and support on Giving Tuesday with a MATCHED Donation http://onecau.se/_ekes71 More Donation Links National Security Counselors - Donate 💰, secure.actblue.com/donate/msw-bwc, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers - email AG at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.  Dana Goldberg - @dgcomedy.bsky.social on Bluesky, Dana Goldberg (@dgcomedy) - Instagram, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DANA GOLDBERG.com More from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Monday, January 26th, 2026 Today, 37 year old Veterans Affairs ICU nurse Alex Pretti was disarmed and executed by Trump’s agents in Minneapolis; Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not vote to fund most of the government; gay asylum seekers are being deported to Iran where they will likely face torture or execution; an FBI agent who tried to investigate Jonathan Ross in the murder of Renée Good has resigned; Ted Cruz rakes JD Vance and Trump over the coals during private donor meetings; a judge has ordered the three people arrested for entering a church with Don Lemon released from prison; Pam Bondi has written a letter offering to take ICE out of Minnesota if the state hands over it’s SNAP and voter rolls; a judge has issued a restraining order barring the feds from destroying or tampering with evidence in the Alex Pretti murder; corporate media covers a general strike in Minneapolis; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. 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Another citizen murdered by the government, plus a leaked memo from CBP shows mandatory riot training for all officers. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/7Iy52i_mhnM?si=Yb3K-mWQ0j3pyhqJ Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Monday, January 20th, 2025 Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. A prominent leader in the modern civil rights movement, Dr. King was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working class, and the oppressed around the world. TikTok is back online after a farce rescue from the man who originally wanted to ban it; Trump launches a crypto rug pull scam; Elon Musk is dispatching agents across government agencies; the SCOTUSblog publisher has been indicted on tax charges; CNN is moving Jim Acosta’s show to the middle of the night; President Biden makes a statement on the Equal Rights Amendment and commutes the sentences of 2,500 non violent drug offenders; the US grounds SpaceX Starship after another explosion; Vivek Ramaswamy will announce a run for Ohio governor; CBS kisses the ring by discussing a settlement with Trump in their defamation suit; Chicago and San Diego brace for immigration enforcement operations; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote   Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The FBI opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapolis but Trump administration officials quickly shut it down. The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has pivoted to investigating discrimination against white people Judge Engelmayer has denied the letter motion filed by Representatives Khanna and Massie to appoint a Special Master over the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Two whistleblowers have uncovered an internal DHS memo instructing ICE agents to enter homes without a proper warrant. Plus listener questions… Do you have questions for the pod?